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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8400 outperforms the more expensive FX-9590 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8400 is 1577 days newer than the more expensive FX-9590.
Advantages of AMD FX-9590
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 2500% better in Cities: Skylines II than FX-9590 - 26 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 53% cheaper than FX-9590 - $140.0 vs $298.02
- Up to 98% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than FX-9590 - $5.38 vs $298.02 per FPS
- Consumes up to 70% less energy than AMD FX-9590 - 65 vs 220 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
FPS
1
3.8461538461538463%
Value, $/FPS
$298.02/FPS
1.8052479699349038%
Price, $
$298.02
46%
AMD FD9590FHHKWOF FX-9590 8-core 4.7 GHz Socket AM3+ 220W Black Edition Desktop Processor
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
26
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-9590 | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 11th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 220 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.5x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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